List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Nara) explained

This list is of the Natural Monuments of Japan within the Prefecture of Nara.^[1]

National Natural Monuments

As of 1 April 2021, twenty-four Natural Monuments have been designated, including three *Special Natural Monuments; Dorohatchō spans the prefectural borders with Mie and Wakayama.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Japanese serow Capricornis crispus Kamoshika		designated across twenty-nine prefectures				https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3107
Japanese giant salamander Andrias japonicus Õsanshōuo		designated across eighteen prefectures				https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3129
Kasugayama Primeval Forest Kasuga-yama genshi-rin		no tree-felling or hunting has been permitted since 841; inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara^[6]		34.6821°N 135.8583°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1951
Deer in Nara Nara no shika						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3133
Japanese dormouse Glirulus japonicus Yamane		found in Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū				https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3188
Moore's Cupid Shijimia moorei Goishitsubame-shijimi						https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3185
Arhopala ganesa Habitat Rūmisu-shijimi seisokuchi				34.6885°N 135.8638°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1964
Verdure on Mount Imo Imo-yama jusō				34.3938°N 135.8708°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1965
Siebold's magnolia Habitat Magnolia sieboldii ssp. japonica ōyamarenge jiseichi				34.1739°N 135.9041°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1964
Clematis patens Habitat Kazaguruma jiseichi				34.4928°N 135.9325°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1990
Asian Bayberry Forest in the Precinct of Kasuga Jinja Nageia nagi Kasuga Jinja keidai nagi ju-rin				34.6815°N 135.8488°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1947
Sannokō River Japanese Douglas-fir Primeval Forest Pseudotsuga japonica Sannokō-gawa togasawara genshi-rin				34.2671°N 136.0721°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1968
Lysionotus Communities Shishinran gunraku				34.1499°N 136.0114°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1973
Chisoku-in Naranoyaezakura Prunus verecunda 'Antiqua' Chisokuin naranoyaezakura				34.6924°N 135.8402°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1946
Niukawakami Jinja Myrsine stolonifera Habitat Niukawakami nakasha no tsurumanryō jiseichi				34.3905°N 135.9867°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1997
Hayama Lily of the Valley Communities Convallaria majalis Hayama suzuran gunraku				34.5618°N 135.9557°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1970
Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa, and Yoroi-iwa Byōbu-iwa, Kabuto-iwa oyobi Yoroi-iwa				34.5274°N 136.1239°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1983
Futami Giant Muku Tree Aphananthe aspera Futami no ōmuku				34.3441°N 135.6868°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1996
Mount Bukkyō Primeval Forest Bukkyōgatake genshi-rin				34.1726°N 135.9091°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1943
Mukō Lily of the Valley Communities Convallaria majalis Mukō suzuran gunraku				34.5776°N 135.9812°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1969
Murō Mountain Temperate Fern Communities Convallaria majalis Murō-zan danchisei shida gunraku				34.5398°N 136.0399°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1966
Yatsubusa Sugi Cryptomeria japonica Yatsubusa-sugi				34.4432°N 135.9768°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/1976
Mount Yoki Subtropical Forest Yoki-san dantai-rin				34.5382°N 135.9116°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2001
Dorohatchō Õsanshōuo				33.9007°N 135.886°W		https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3080

Prefectural Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2020, sixty-one Natural Monuments have been designated at a prefectural level.^{[4] [7] [8]}

Monument	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.
Ischikauia in Kagami-ike at Tōdai-ji Ischikauia steenackeri Tōdaiji Kagami-ike seisoku wataka				34.6873°N 135.8402°W		for all refs see http://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/143530/kenshiteiichiran.pdf
Japanese Chinquapin Forest in the Precinct of Shōryaku-ji Castanopsis cuspidata Shōryakuji keidai no kojii-rin				34.6447°N 135.8685°W
Five-coloured Japanese camellias Camellia japonica Go-shiki tsubaki				34.671°N 135.8512°W

Municipal Natural Monuments

As of 1 May 2020, forty-two Natural Monuments have been designated at a municipal level.^{[4] [9]}

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Parks and gardens in Nara Prefecture
• List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Nara)
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Nara)

External links

• Cultural Properties in Nara Prefecture

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Properties for Future Generations . . 9 April 2021.
2. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/shitei.html . ja:史跡名勝天然記念物 . Number of Monuments by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 April 2021 . 9 April 2021.
3. Web site: Database of National Cultural Properties: 史跡名勝天然記念物 (天然記念物, 特別天然記念物 奈良県 定めず) . Japanese . . 9 April 2021.
4. Web site: http://www.pref.nara.jp/dd.aspx?menuid=29730 . ja:文化財指定件数 . Number of Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 1 April 2020 . 9 April 2021.
5. Web site: http://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/89784/h249gennzaikunisiteie2.xls . ja:国指定文化財一覧 . National Cultural Properties . Japanese . . 22 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122173854/http://www.pref.nara.jp/secure/89784/h249gennzaikunisiteie2.xls . 22 November 2015 . dead .
6. Web site: Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara . . 9 April 2021.
7. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/todofuken.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（都道府県分） . Number of Prefectural Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2020 . 9 April 2021.
8. Web site: 奈良県指定文化財一覧 . List of Prefectural Cultural Properties of Nara Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 April 2020 . 9 April 2021.
9. Web site: https://www.bunka.go.jp/seisaku/bunkazai/shokai/chiho_shitei/shichoson.html . ja:都道府県別指定等文化財件数（市町村分） . Number of Municipal Cultural Properties by Prefecture . Japanese . . 1 May 2020 . 9 April 2021.